Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product DVP305U Hitachi
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HITACHI DVD PLAYER MODEL DV-P305U Instruction manual To obtain the best perform ance and en sure years of trouble-free u se, please read this in struction m anual com pletely.
Table of Contents Table of Contents .............................................................................................................. .......................... 2 Precautions ...............................................................
Index View (VCD) ............................................................................................................... ................. 22 Selecting the Audio L anguage .......................................................................
Precautions CAUTION: TO REDUCE T HE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK). NO USER- SERVIC EABLE PAR TS ARE INSIDE. REFER SERVICI NG TO QUALIFI E D SERVICE PERSONNEL. This sym bol indic ates " dangerous voltage" i ns ide the produc t that presents a ri s k of el ec tric s hock or pers onal injury.
RAIN OR MOISTURE. CAUTION: THIS P RODUCT UT ILIZES A LA SER. USE OF CONT ROLS OR ADJUSTMENTS OR P ERFORMANCE OF PROCEDURES OTHER T HAN THOSE SPECIFIED HEREIN MAY RESULT IN HAZARDOUS RA DIATION EXPOSURE. DO NOT OP EN COVER AND DO NOT REPAIR YOURSELF. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED PERSONNEL.
Before You Start Accessories Remote Control Batter ies for Remote Contr ol (AA Size) Video/Audio Cable Install Batteries in the Remote 1 Open th e battery cover on th e back of the rem ote. 2 Insert tw o AA batteries. Make sure th at the polarities (+ and -) are aligned correctly.
COPY PRO TECTION • Many DVD discs are encoded w ith co py protection. B ecause of this, yo u should only connect yo ur DVD player directly to your TV, not to a VCR.
Num ber sy stem in U.S.A ., Canada, Korea, Japan, etc. Playback Region Num ber Both the DVD player an d the discs are coded by region. These region al codes must match in order for the disc to play. If the codes do not match, the disc will n ot play. The Region Num ber for this player is described on the rear panel of the player.
(1) You can now select diff erent view ing poin ts of the s cene recorded by dif ferent cam eras. (2) Disc ty pe indicators . (3) Reverse play back/Pause/Forw ard playback (4) Ligh ts w hen 3D surrou nd is turned on . (5) DVD: Title number (6) DVD: Chapter num ber.
Tour of the Remote Control DVD Function Buttons (1) DVD POWER Button • Turns the player on and off. (2) NUMBER Buttons (3) REPEAT Bu tton • A llows y ou to repeat play a title, chapter, track, or disc. (4) A-B REPEAT Bu tton • Marks a segm ent to repeat between A and B.
(8) STOP Button • To stop play back. (9) SKIP Button s • Skip th e, Chapter, or Track. (10) MENU Button • Brings up the Me nu on a d isc. (11) TOP MENU Button • Brings up the T op Menu o n a d i sc . (12) ENTER/DIRECTION But ton ( U P /DOWN or LEF T/RIGHT But t on) (13) STEP Button • A dvances play back one fram e at a time.
Rear Panel (1) DIGITAL AUDIO OUT JACK • Use eith er an optical or coaxial digital cable to conn ect to a compatible Dolby Dig ital receiver. Use to connect to an A/V A mplif ier that contains a Dolby Digital decoder or DTS decoder.
Connections Choosing a Connection The followin g show ex amples of connections commonl y used to connect th e DVD player w ith a TV and other components. Before Connectio n the DVD Play er • A lway s turn off the DVD player, TV, and other com ponents before you conn ect or disco nnect any cables.
Connection to a TV (For Video) • M ethod 1 DVD Player + TV w ith Video Input Jack • Method 2 DVD Player + TV w ith S-Video Input Jack (If the S- Video is selected in the VIDEO OUT SELECT .) • Method 3 DVD Player + TV w ith Component Video Jacks (If the Y, Pb or Pr is selected in the VIDEO OUT SELECT .
Basic Functions Playing a Disc Before Playback • Turn on a TV and press the TV/VID EO button to se lect video m ode. • Turn on y our Audio System to select AUX, CD or DVD.
4 Step Motion P lay back (Ex cept CD) Press the STEP button on the remote during play back. • Each time the button is pr essed, a new frame will a ppear. • No sound is heard during STEP mode. • Press PLAY/PAUSE to resume normal play back. (You can only perform step motion play back in the forward direction.
• While in search (4X8X/1 6 X/3 2X) on DVD or high-speed play back on VCD, no sound will be heard. • Though 2X SCAN AUDIO is ON in Setup Menu, no sound will be hea r d on d iscs which are rec o rde d with LPCM, DTS or MPEG-Audio. • Depen ding on t he disc, audio m ay not be heard w hen a dis c is in 2X pl ayback m ode.
NOTE • With som e DVDs, you may not be able to call the Menu screen by pressing the MENU button : In such cases, press the TOP MENU b utton. • Som e DVDs do not have any Men u or T o p Menu. • When play ing a VCD 1.1 or CD, the Menu screen w ill not appear.
1 During play back, press th e DISPLAY button on the remote. • Curren t T itle, Chapter number and elapsed time w ill be displayed. • Use the L EFT /RIGHT button to select a T itle or a Chapter number. • Use the UP/DOWN button or Number buttons to enter a different Title or Chapter number, then press the ENT ER button.
1 Press the REPEAT b utton on the remote. Repeat screen appears . 2 Select Chapter, Title or A-B using the L EFT /RIGHT button. • A -B Repeat 1 Press the REPE AT b utton. Select A-B on screen w ith the L EFT /RIGHT b utton. 2 Press ENTER at the point w here you want the repeat play to start (A ).
Program Playback and R andom Playback Programm ed play allows y ou to specify the play back order of titles, chapters or tracks on a disk. This function is only possible w hen playback is stopped. Progr am Play back (DVD/VCD/CD) 1 Press the MODE button.
Advanced Functions Using the Disc Vi ew Functi on You can directly access the desired m usic or v ideo track w ithout usin g the men u. Track View (VCD) Displays the beginni ng view of each Track and th e T rack number. 1 Press the TOP MENU button durin g playback.
• In stop m ode o n VCD, pr ess the T OP MENU button and the TRACK VIEW will be displayed directly . • When pressing the TOP MENU on DVD; The disc's Top Menu will com e up. • When pres sing the TOP MENU on CD ; The un it enters the INTRO mode.
Selecting the Audio Language You ca n selec t a d esir e d la ngua ge qui ckly and e a sily with the AUDIO b utto n. Using the AUDI O Button 1 Press the AUDIO button. 2 Use the UP/DOWN b utton to select the desired language on a DVD. • The a ud io l anguages a re r ep r esent e d b y ab bre viati o ns.
• A DVD disc can contain up to 8 Audio languages. • How to ha v e the same Audio language come up whenever you play ba ck a DVD; Refer t o " Set t i ng Up t he Language Feat ur es" on p age 3 0.
Selecting the Subtitle Language You can select a desired Subtitle quickly and easily w ith the SUBTIT LE button. Using the SUBTITLE button 1 Press the SUBT ITLE button. 2 Use the UP/DOW N button to se le c t the desir e d Subtitle la ngua ge. 3 Use the LEFT/RIGHT button to d e termine w hether or not the Subtitle will be displayed.
• A DVD disc can contain up to 32 Sub title languages. • How to ha ve the same Subtitle language come up whenever you play ba ck a DVD; Refer t o " Set t i ng Up t he Language Feat ur es" on p age 3 0. Changing the Camera Angle When a DVD contains m ultiple angles of a particular scene, you can select the Angle f unction.
1 During play back, press the BOOKMARK button on the rem ote. Then a marker w ill be displayed. 2 Use th e LEFT/RIGHT button to move to t he desired bookm ark icon . 3 When y ou reach the scene y ou wan t to mark, press the ENTER button. The icon will ch ange to a num ber (1, 2, o r 3 ).
1 During play back or pause mode, press the ZOOM button on th e remote. A pointer w ill be displayed on screen. 2 Use the UP/DOWN or LEFT /RIGHT button to select the part of the screen you want to zoom. 3 Press the ENT E R b utton. - During DVD playback, press ENTER to zo om in 2X/4X/norm al.
Changing Setup Menu Using the Setup Menu The Setup Me nu lets you customize your DVD player by allow ing you to select vario us language p r eferences, set up a parental level, ev en adjust the play er to the type of television s creen you h ave. 1 Press the SETUP b utton on the rem ote in the stop mode.
Using the Player Menu 1 Press the SETUP button wh en in s top mode. 2 Use the UP/DOWN button to select Play er Menu. 3 Press the ENTER b utton. 4 Use the UP/DOWN button to select 'ENGLISH' .
e.g. Setting up in ENGLISH 1 Press th e SETUP button w hen in stop m ode. 2 Press the UP/DOW N b utton to select Audio. 3 Press the ENT E R b utton. 4 Press the UP/DOWN b utton to select 'ENGLISH' .
Setting Up the Parental Control The Parental Control function w orks in conjunction w ith DVDs that have been assigned a rating - wh ich helps you control the ty pes o f DVDs that your fam ily w atches. There are up to 8 rating levels on a disc. 1 With no disc play ing, press SETUP.
Setting Up the Audio Options 1 Press th e SETUP button w hen in stop m ode. 2 Use the UP/DOWN button to select Audio Options. Then press the ENT ER button. 3 Use the UP/DOWN button to select the desired item. Then press the LEFT/RIGHT button. (1) DIGITAL OUTPUT PCM : Con verts t o PCM(2CH) 48kH z/16bit audi o.
Setting Up the Display Options 1 Press th e SETUP button in stop m ode. 2 Use the UP/DOWN button to select Display Options. Then press the ENTER b utton. 3 Use the UP/DOWN button to select the desired item. Then press the ENTE R b utton or LEFT/RIGHT button.
Changing Setup Menu Setting Up the Display Options 16:9 WIDE : You can v iew the f ull 16:9 picture in y our wi descreen TV. (2) STILL MODE FIELD : Select this f eature wh en the screen sh akes in the A UT O mode. FRAME : Select this f eature when you w ant to see small letters m ore clearly in the A UTO mode.
Reference Troubleshooting Guide Before requestin g service (troubles hooting) Problem Action Page N o operations can be perform ed w ith remote. - Check the batteries in the rem ote. May need replacin g. - Operate the rem ote control at a distance of no more th an 20 feet.
Reference Specifications General Pow er Requirem ents AC 120 V , 60 Hz Po wer Co nsumptio n 17 W Wei ght 3. 3 kg Dim ensi ons W 430 mm x D 285 mm x H 80 m m Operating Temperatu re Range +5-C to +35- C Operating Hum idity Range 10 % to 75 % Disc DVD (DIGITAL VERS ATILE DISC) Reading Speed : 3.
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